The Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office is looking for a man who removed his electronic monitoring bracelet Tuesday evening. The department said in a statement issued Wednesday morning that Jamal Horton, 19, who was arrested on charges of possession with intent to distribute cocaine, tampered with and removed his bracelet around 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday evening.

Deputies who oversee the Electronic Monitoring Program were notified that Horton had tampered with his bracelet through an alert they received, the statement said.

The department has issued an arrest warrant for Horton, who when found, will be charged with criminal damage to property valued at $500 and tampering with an electronic monitoring device, the statement said.

Horton was placed into the Electronic Monitoring Program on Oct. 5 by the Criminal District Court Judge who is presiding over his case. OPSO said a unit has been dispatched to search for Horton and the New Orleans Police Department has been notified as well.

In October of 2010 Horton pleaded guilty to charges of resisting an officer and illegal carrying of weapons.

The electronic monitoring program run by Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman's office was recently the subject of a review by a group sponsored by the National Institute of Justice, which found the program understaffed and restricted by inefficient enforcement that leaves juvenile offenders with little to fear.

The 14-page report by the Corrections Technology Center of Excellence released on Nov. 14, found numerous systemic problems with a program that oversees about 100 juveniles and adults assigned electronic monitors in Orleans Parish.

The review was solicited by Gusman following last month's failure to track down a teen suspected of going on an Uptown crime spree after his ankle monitor went offline for more than a day. Since launching in October 2010, more than 800 adults and juveniles have participated in the program, OPSO said.